Research in Technology and Second Language Learning: Developments and Directions

by Yong Zhao (Editor)

Overview

Zhao (Michigan State U.) presents a collection of 17 articles reporting on empirical studies on the effective use of computer—assisted language learning (CALL). Written by 27 academics and researchers, all but one from the U.S., the majority of the articles were previously published in scholarly journals and books.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781593111915
Publisher:	Information Age Publishing, Inc.
Publication date:	04/01/2005
Series:	Research in Second Language Learning
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	472
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.95(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword; Yong Zhao
Part I. Overview.
Chapter 1. Guidelines for Scientific Research and Implications for Research in Technology and Second Language Education; Yong Zhao
Chapter 2. Recent Developments in Research in Technology in Second Language Education: A Literature Review and Meta—analysis; Yong Zhao
Chapter 3. Still In Search of Research Paradigms?; Carol Chapelle
Chapter 4. The Use of Technology for Second Language Learning and Teaching: A Retrospective; M. Rafael Salaberry
Part II. Enhancing Input Through Technology.
Introduction to Part Two: The Importance of Input and the Potential of Technology for Enhancing Input; Chun Lai and Yong Zhao
Chapter 5. Research on Text Comprehension in Multimedia Environments; Dorothy M. Chun and Jan L. Pass
Chapter 6. The Effect of Multimedia Annotation Modes on L2 Vocabulary Acquisition: A Comparative Study; Khalid Al—Seghayer
Chapter 7. The Effects of Listeners' Control of Speech Rate on Second Language Comprehension; Yong Zhao
Chapter 8. Using Instructional Video to Teach Culture to Beginning Foreign Language Students; Carol Herron, Steven P. Cole and Cathleen Corrie
Chapter 9. Leveling the Playing Field: A Study of Captioned Interactive Video for Second Language Learning; Peter Shea
Part III. Engaging Learners in Communicative Practices Through Technology.
Introduction to Part Three: The Role of Communicative Practices and Talking With and Through the Computer; Chun Lai
Chapter 10. Virtual Dialogues With Native Speakers: The Evaluation of an Interactive Multimedia Method; William G. Harless, Marcia A. Zier and Robert C. Duncan
Chapter 11. The Non—Neutrality of Technology: A Taxonomy of CMC Technologies; Yong Zhao, B. Smith, M. Alvarez and H. S. Tan
Chapter 12. Preliminary Tests of Language Learning in a Speech—Interactive Graphics Microworld; V. Melissa Holl, Jonathan D. Kaplan and Mark A. Sabol
Part IV. Providing Feedback Through Technology.
Introduction to Part Four: The Role of Feedback and Technology in SLA; Chun Lai
Chapter 13. The Use of Speech Recognition Software as an English Language Oral Assessment Instrument: An Exploratory Study; David Coniam
Chapter 14. Exploring the Potential of a Computer—Based Grammar Checker in Conjunction With Self—Monitoring Strategies With Advanced Level Students of French; Jack Burston
Chapter 15. Explicit Pronunciation Training Using Automatic Speech Recognition Technology; Jonathan Dalby and Diane Kewley—Port
Part V. Creating Language Education Environment With Technology.
Introduction to Part Five: The Essence of Language Education and Technology Integration in Language Education; Chun Lai and Yong Zhao
Chapter 16. Using the Web in Elementary French and German Courses: Quantitative and Qualitative Study Results; Anne Green and Bonne Earnest Youngs
Chapter 17. The Future of Research in Second Language Education: Challenges and Possibilities; Yong Zhao